José Cardenal, born in Matanzas, Cuba, played 18 seasons (1963–1980) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Cleveland Indians. He collected 1,913 hits and 138 home runs with a .275 batting average, ranking 7th in hits among Cuban-born players.
- Born
- October 7, 1943 · Matanzas, Cuba · 25 major leaguers from Matanzas
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .000 |
| 1965 | California Angels | 134 | 512 | 58 | 128 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 27 | 72 | .250 |
| 1966 | California Angels | 154 | 561 | 67 | 155 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 34 | 69 | .276 |
| 1967 | California Angels | 108 | 381 | 40 | 90 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 63 | .236 |
| 1968 | Cleveland Indians | 157 | 583 | 78 | 150 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 74 | .257 |
| 1969 | Cleveland Indians | 146 | 557 | 75 | 143 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 49 | 58 | .257 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 148 | 552 | 73 | 162 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 26 | 45 | 70 | .293 |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals / Milwaukee Brewers | 142 | 499 | 57 | 124 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 21 | 42 | 55 | .248 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 533 | 96 | 155 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 25 | 55 | 58 | .291 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 522 | 80 | 158 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 19 | 58 | 62 | .303 |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 542 | 75 | 159 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 23 | 56 | 67 | .293 |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 574 | 85 | 182 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 34 | 77 | 50 | .317 |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 136 | 521 | 64 | 156 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 23 | 32 | 39 | .299 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 100 | 226 | 33 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 30 | .239 |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 201 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 23 | 16 | .249 |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies / New York Mets | 40 | 85 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 11 | .247 |
| 1980 | New York Mets / Kansas City Royals | 51 | 95 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .263 |
| Career | 2,017 | 6,964 | 936 | 1,913 | 333 | 46 | 138 | 775 | 329 | 608 | 807 | .275 |